Sentences with phrase «painted primrose»

Not exact matches

Underneath the chalky red paint, flaking in small spots — the elusive primrose.

In compliment to these portraits are a number of paintings of North London landscapes — Camden, Primrose Hill and Mornington Crescent — areas local to the artist's home and studio, which have also served as reoccurring subjects over the course of his career.

In elegant hues of primrose yellow, powder blue and white, Retribution is a uniquely powerful work from the artist's celebrated series of butterfly grid paintings.

Auerbach has been instrumental in choosing all but one room of the work in Tate Britain — eight paintings for each decade, not quite one a year, of subjects that have never varied: the heads and faces of the people he has known best and loved most in that time; the streets he has wandered most days, from the urban confusion of Camden Town in north London up to William Blake's Jerusalem of Primrose Hill, a mile away; and the chim - chiminey view over rooftops from his studio window.

It's rather appropriate that this retrospective of the German - born British painter opens for Frieze week: After all, he has devoted most of his career to painting scenes of Mornington Crescent and Primrose Hill, areas not far from the Regent's Park location of the art fair.

Born in Germany and raised in the UK, he showed 24 paintings and eight drawings at the Pavilion, ranging from the muted tones of Head of Jym III (1980) to the vibrant colours and zig - zagging brushstrokes of Tree on Primrose Hill (1984 - 5)-- both of these works are part of the British Council Collection.

Supported by a catalogue essay in which the curator Catherine Lampert discusses their habits and methods and introduces previously unseen writing by the artists, the exhibition will look at the way their conversations impacted on the development of their work, demonstrating that despite their wide - ranging styles they are each linked by a desire to catch what Bacon describes as «the mystery of appearance within the mystery of making», and in doing so broke new ground in contemporary painting The exhibition includes major works by each artist, several borrowed from public collections, among them Francis Bacon's Pope I 1951 from Aberdeen Art Gallery, David Hockney's Man in a Museum 1962 from the British Council and others like Frank Auerbach's Primrose Hill, Winter Sunshine 1962 - 64 and Euan Uglow's Nude, Lady C 1959 - 60 which have not been seen in public for many years.

The largest collection of Auerbach's paintings can be seen at the Tate Gallery including E.O.W. Nude (1953 - 4), Small Head of E.O.W. (1957 - 8), Primrose Hill (1967 - 8), Rimbaud (1975 - 6), J.Y.M. Seated No. 1 (1981) and To the Studios (1990 - 1).

Look for second - hand furniture that you can paint to fit your scheme — these dining chairs, rejuvenated in country green and primrose yellow, make an impressive addition to the room.

Start with a pale primrose wall paint, then add fabric panels in yellow and white for a more casual alternative to curtains.

Keep the room feeling open and airy with a pale primrose paint on the walls — this will let your brighter accessories stand out.

Give a calming scheme a sunny lift by painting walls in uplifting primrose.

Walls painted in Yellowcake estate emulsion, Farrow & Ball with accent circles and woodwork in Primrose matt emulsion, Designers Guild.